Delmon Young was traded by the Minnesota Twins to the Detroit Tigers on August 15, 2011. In exchange the Twins receive minor league player Cole Nelson and a player to be named later.
Young is an outfielder in his sixth season having played for the Twins and Rays. Before the trade he was hitting .266/.305/.357 with four home runs, 32 RBI, 26 runs and one steal in 84 games. For his career he has hit .289/.322/.426 with 63 home runs, 376 RBI, 314 runs and 34 steals in 689 games. He was originally drafted by the Rays with the first pick of the first round in 2003.
Nelson is a LHP at the Class A Advanced level of the minors and is 22. This season he has split time starting and in the bullpen and is 5-11 with a 4.87 ERA, 87 strikeouts, 1.64 WHIP and 17 starts in 105.1 innings over 26 games. He was originally drafted by the Tigers in the 10th round in 2010.
No comments:
Post a Comment